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Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
How Bobby Fischer Changed Chess and History: “Endgame” (Frank Brady)
The American Bobby Fischer was a chess player who was called a "once-in-500-years genius" and gained worldwide fame. The book "Endgame" depicts his life and tells the story of a legendary match that is still talked about today, as well as the turmoil of the Cold War era. -
Movies(fiction)
Movie “Room”: How It Challenges Our Sense of Normal (Director Lenny Abrahamson)
The movie "Room" was inspired by a shocking real event. It's fiction, but it has the power to make the audience feel like they might be in the same situation. It helps suffering people who are trapped by the feeling of "normalcy" and "obvious" to realize "what they should realize." -
Movies(fiction)
Anno Hideaki’s “Shin Godzilla”: A Masterpiece of Realism
I haven't really watched many Godzilla movies or SFX films, but I saw "Shin Godzilla" just because it was directed by Anno Hideaki, and it was incredibly interesting. It portrayed everything besides the existence of Godzilla with overwhelming realism. The sense of reality of "What if Godzilla really appeared?" is tremendous. -
Movies(fiction)
[Review] Fires on the Plain: A Movie That Shows the Emptiness of War
The "tragedy of war" has been depicted and passed down in various forms, but opportunities to understand the "emptiness of war" are rare. The film "Fires on the Plain" is set in the Philippines during World War II and is composed entirely of "emptiness," depicting "the difficulty of "living as a human being" on a battlefield where the enemy does not exist. -
Movies(fiction)
[Review] Movie “Sully”: How a Hero Became a Suspect (Director Clint Eastwood, Starring Tom Hanks)
The hero who made an emergency landing of an uncontrollable plane on the Hudson River, saving all 155 crew and passengers, was later suspected of intentionally sinking the plane and causing damage. From the movie "Sully," we learn the difficulty of "rightness" and the importance of the framework of "rightness". -
Movies(fiction)
[Movie] How “Eye in the Sky” Shows the Dilemma of Modern War (Director Gavin Hood)
If you had to make a decision to take the life of one girl in order to save 80 other lives, would you be able to make that decision? The movie "Eye in the Sky" depicts the modern wars that take place in conference rooms, and it helps us understand the conflict that arises in extreme situations where we must find an answer to the "wrong question."